Paulie and Billy sit down with John Dale to talk about how he uses his skill set to help companies perform better. His consultation has helped numerous businesses over his career. He explains his approach in consulting, specifically his ability to ensure that the leaders are the ones ultimately responsible for implementing change. For any listener interested in Organizational Behavior Management this is a great episode to hear some real world applications.

In this episode Paulie and Billy sit down with Gina Osborn.  Gina has worked for the FBI, the army as a counterintelligence agent,  and now provides coaching to leaders to help them navigate chaos, crisis, and change. We also talk about her journey, as she describes it, from cocktail waitress to counterintelligence agent chasing down spies. These days Gina applies what she has learned throughout her career to  provide coaching for leaders to help them take their teams to the next level. Check out Gina at her website https://ginalosborn.com/about/

In this episode we talk with two essential staff members at Brett DiNovi and Associates. First we talk with VP of Employee Engagement, George Canida, about his role helping staff through crisis, perform at higher levels within their roles, and helping other navigate some of the tricky situations that can occur in our field. Next we talk with VP of Media Production, Tyler (Ty) Larm, about the work he does creating the media products BDA puts out to disseminate the science of human behavior. Ty provides insight into the importance of story telling when disseminating.

In this episode we conduct two separate interviews with two amazing people. First we speak with Moose Brown, CEO of Surfers for Autism. He tells us about his organization and how they create safe and fun environments for individuals on the spectrum to learn to surf while having meaningful interactions with community workers/members. Next we talk with Paul Greany from Fighting for Autism. His organization works with individuals to teach them skills and recreational activities to lead to more fulfilling lives. Check out links to both of their organizations below!

https://www.surfersforautism.org/

https://www.fightingforautismeurope.org/

 In this episode Paulie and Billy sit down with Doug Noll. Doug Noll speaks about and teaches people how to solve difficult, intractable, and highly emotional problems. He  was a business and commercial trial lawyer for 22 years before turning to leadership development, problem-solving, and peacemaking. This conversation focuses heavily on his work within the prison system. He explains how he teaches conflict resolution skills to prisoners and help them avoid conflicts. Towards the end of the episode we talk about some of the resources Doug has on his website, follow the link below for more information.

https://dougnoll.com/training/

On this episode Paulie and Billy talk with Dr. Joyce Tu. She describes her journey into the field of behavior analysis studying under Julie Vargas, the work she has done studying Joint Control, and provides a thoughtful description of the topic. Joyce also goes into detail about the barriers and successes she faced while disseminating the science in other countries.

On this episode Paulie and Billy talk with award author winning  Doug Merlino. Doug has written for many top publications and published several books. This episode focuses on  his book Beast: Blood, Struggle and Dreams at the Heart of Mixed Martial Arts. Doug talks about the struggles of documenting the careers of fighters as they hit success and failure. He shares how having difficult conversations can lead to growth for both parties.

On this episode Paulie and Billy talk with Mentalist and CEO Jonathan Pritchard. Jonathan consults with and holds speaking engagements with some of the nations top companies. He talks about the techniques that he uses to get large crowds to shift from resistant to eager to learn. He also shares the lessons he learned from one of his worst experiences in show business. While sharing the story he highlights the importance of being able to reflect both in the moment and in retrospect. 

In this episode we get the chance to talk with Elizabeth Drago about the journey she took with many others in the process of creating World Behavior Analysis Day (WBAD). Elizabeth details the reasoning and struggles that lead to the day as well as the positive results that occurred as a result.

We had the pleasure of chatting with CEO and Entrepreneur, Brett DiNovi, BCBA about the importance of being comfortable with discomfort. Brett shares a lot of the lessons he has learned throughout his journey, both the successes and the failures. We learn about how Brett handles difficult interactions with people. He explains how he finds the why behind a behavior and allows that to guide his actions. We certainly learned a lot about the nuanced approach Brett has. Let us know what you think of this episode by leaving a review for the podcast or sending us an email!